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Unit 28: Speeding into the future
The future (predictions)

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  1. 1 Nice to meet you!
  2. 2 What to wear
  3. 3 Like this, like that
  4. 4 The daily grind
  5. 5 Christmas every day
  6. 6 Great achievers
  7. 7 The Titanic
  8. 8 Travel
  9. 9 The big wedding
  10. 10 Sunny's job hunt
  11. 11 The bucket list
  12. 12 Moving and migration
  13. 13 Welcome to BBC Broadcasting House
  14. 14 New Year, New Project
  15. 15 From Handel to Hendrix
  16. 16 What's the weather like?
  17. 17 The Digital Revolution
  18. 18 A detective story
  19. 19 A place to live
  20. 20 The Cult of Celebrity
  21. 21 Welcome to your new job
  22. 22 Beyond the planets
  23. 23 Great expectations!
  24. 24 Eco-tourism
  25. 25 Moving house
  26. 26 It must be love
  27. 27 Job hunting success... and failure
  28. 28 Speeding into the future
  29. 29 Lost arts
  30. 30 Tales of survival

Session 1

Technology's a good thing, right? It helps us stay in touch with friends and family wherever we are. But do we use it too much? In this session we do a fun quiz about how we use technology, and also learn the vocabulary for the unit.

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Activity 2

Wojtek loves tech

So did you need a digital detox? This man might. His name's Wojtek and he really loves technology. Try this quiz to find about about his life and practise the vocabulary from Activity 1.

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Vocabulary test

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Answer the questions about technology-lover Wojtek to test your vocabulary

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Well done. We've been talking about things like smartphones and mobile phones in this activity. The terms mobile and mobile phone are used more in British than American English. In American English you'll hear the word cellphone, or just cell. In 6 Minute Vocabulary, next, we look at more differences between UK and US English.

Session Vocabulary

  • smartphones
    mobile phones that connect to the internet and can do things like take photos

    tablets
    small, flat computers with touch screens

    devices
    machines that have been made for a particular purpose, for example to go on the internet

    online
    on the internet

    detox
    a period when you stop doing something harmful to improve your health

    post
    publish to the internet

    digital
    relating to the use of computer and internet technology

    offline
    not connected to the internet

    mp3
    a kind of audio file

    stream
    (here) to play video or audio on the internet without downloading

    update
    (here) add something new

    status
    on social media, a piece of information you publish about yourself

    tweet
    a message on Twitter

    desktop
    (here) a personal computer which can sit on a desk

    laptop
    a personal computer which you can carry easily

    smartwatch
    a watch which can connect to the internet

    games console
    a special computer only used for playing games

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